Citation

Roberts A, Roberts JM, Liedka RV. Crime Delinq. 2012; 58(5): 720-747.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128712452960

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Different elements of local police agencies' terrorism preparedness may be associated with different organizational/environmental variables. We use 2003-2007 data (showing considerable adoption and desistance of practices) on medium-to-large-sized local agencies to examine relationships between contingency (vulnerability, organizational characteristics) and contagion (network/isomorphic influence) measures and preparedness elements, including terrorism special units, dedicated assignment of personnel, terrorism-related community outreach, computerized intelligence files, and interagency-shared radio frequencies. Modeling 2007 preparedness revealed consistencies and some differences in the associations between these measures and the different preparedness elements. The finding of no association between objective vulnerability score and any terrorism preparedness action particularly warrants further research attention. It will also be important to extend preparedness research into the recent period of economic recession.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency